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    The surname Reichenbach

    A German surname, carried by 2,463 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex R251

    Reichenbach: #12,566 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Reichenbach #12,566, 2,463 people Reichenbach: #12,566 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Reichenbach #12,566, 2,463 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reichenbach is more common than 92.3% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    From German Reichenbach.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,463 people named Reichenbach in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,353 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,375.

    #12,566
    rank among US surnames
    2,463
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #12,058)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,557Pathak2,466125,201
    #12,560Randles2,465125,252
    #12,565Yandell2,464125,303
    #12,566Naples2,463125,353

    Who is named Reichenbach

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Reichenbach identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Reichenbachs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carlos Reichenbach
      Brazilian filmmaker (1945–2012)

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Reichenbach come from?
    From German Reichenbach.
    How common is the surname Reichenbach?
    2,463 people in the United States had the surname Reichenbach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,353 Americans. It ranked 12,566th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Reichenbach?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Reichenbach identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Reichenbach?
    Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian filmmaker (1945–2012).
    Where is the surname Reichenbach most common?
    Wikidata records people named Reichenbach in Brazil.
    Is the surname Reichenbach getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,463 in 2010, up 3.7%.